Are Hilton and Hyatt Rewards the same?

Overall, both Hilton Honors and World of Hyatt provide similar ways to earn rewards. Depending on your preferences, you might gravitate toward one program over the other. For example, Hilton has multiple transfer partners to help pad your points, but Hyatt only has one.



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Hyatt hotels are not part of the Hilton portfolio. Hyatt and Hilton are two separate hotel chains with different brands and different properties.

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Hyatt has a partnership with MGM Resorts International.

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Hyatt partners This includes FIND experiences, Small Luxury Hotels of the World, MGM Resorts, Lindblad Expeditions and Avis. If you're a loyalty member with one of World of Hyatt's airline partners, you can choose to earn miles instead of points on your eligible stays and even transfer your points to airline miles.

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You can earn additional rewards with car rentals, dining, booking events at hotels, and more. Looking at the available options from Marriott and Hyatt, the two programs are generally the same, with the biggest differences found in earning points with transfer partners and flights.

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In 2018, Marriott Vacations Worldwide purchased ILG for a reported $4.7 billion and since the Hyatt timeshare operation was part of ILG, it was acquired by Marriott. Fast forward to 2021 and Marriott bought Welk Resorts for $485 million, which meant that Welk and Hyatt were now both part of the Marriott empire.

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Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card: Earn 130,000 Hilton Honors bonus points after you spend $2,000 in purchases on the card within your first three months of card membership. Per TPG's latest valuations, the 130,000 Hilton points are worth $780 in value toward award stays.

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Up today: how to spend a million Hilton Honors points. On paper, TPG values 1 million Hilton Honors points at $6,000, which is much lower than some other programs we've looked at in this series.

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With these transfer ratios, you're not getting great value from your Hilton Honors points. For example, frequent flyer website The Points Guy values Hilton points at 0.6 cents each, which means the 180,000 points earned from the welcome bonus offer on the Hilton Amex Aspire Card is worth $1,080.

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Hyatt House is Hyatt's extended-stay brand. Even though Hyatt is known mostly for its upscale and luxury properties, Hyatt House is arguably the best extended-stay brand out there!

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Yes, your World of Hyatt points will expire if you have no activity on your account for 24 months. Per Hyatt's terms and conditions page: “If a Member's account is inactive for twenty-four (24) consecutive months, all points in that member's account will be forfeited at that time.”

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World of Hyatt Card basics Annual fee: $95. Welcome bonus: 30,000 points after spending $3,000 on purchases in the first three months, plus up to 30,000 points by earning 2 points per $1 total on up to $15,000 in the first six months of account opening (then 1 point).

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Earn points for things you already enjoy with Hyatt – from stays, to dining and more. Use your points for free nights, suite upgrades, toward a gourmet meal or relaxing massage or more.

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World of Hyatt Globalist members receive complimentary breakfast with almost all stays. If a hotel has a club lounge, then Globalist members receive breakfast in the lounge.

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Hilton has 18 brands across different market segments, including Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Canopy by Hilton, Curio, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton, Hilton Grand Vacations, LXR Hotels and ...

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The collection of brands includes Six Senses®, Regent™, InterContinental ® Hotels & Resorts, Vignette™ Collection, Kimpton ® Hotels & Restaurants, Hotel Indigo®, voco™, HUALUXE®, Crowne Plaza ® Hotels & Resorts, Even® Hotels, Holiday Inn Express ®, Holiday Inn ®, avid™, Atwell Suites™, Staybridge Suites®, Holiday Inn ...

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